Upcoming Events
Adultification, Children and the Criminal Legal System
12/11/2025
The effects of adultification can be profound and damaging. Children who experience it frequently face harsher treatment within education, care, and justice systems.
£15.00
Tackling County Lines Digital Conference
02/12/2025
With an estimated 14,500 children at risk or involved in county lines criminal exploitation, the urgency to act has never been greater. Chaired by Steph Roberts-Bibby, Chief Executive of the Youth Justice Board, Westminster Insight’s timely Tackling County Lines online conference will explore the latest developments in policy, prevention, and protection.
From £279.00
Victims at the Heart of Justice Digital Conference
28/01/2026
Upholding victims’ rights means guaranteeing they are treated with dignity, respect, and compassion throughout the criminal justice process, giving them a voice, ensuring they are safe, and have access to the services they need. Westminster Insight’s Victims at the Heart of Justice Digital Conference will take place this coming January. Join colleagues from across agencies to discover how to rebuild confidence in the justice system and uphold the rights of victims through dignity, protection, support, and access to vital services.
From £299
Tackling Spiking Online Training
30/01/2026
The Tackling Spiking online training equips you with the knowledge and skills to help prevent, identify, and respond to spiking incidents. Learn how to protect individuals, preserve evidence, and support victims with confidence and care. This timely course also provides a clear overview of the legal framework, including new provisions in the Crime and Policing Bill like the introduce of a new offence – administering a harmful substance.
From £279.00
Work experience 2025
16/06/2025: Grooming gangs in UK thrived in ‘culture of ignorance’, Casey report says
Public inquiry will examine repeated failures that prevented abuse against children being properly investigated.
12/06/2025: Report calls for further free school meal reform to tackle regional differences
A think tank is calling for the government to bring in further reform of the free school meal system and bring in national auto-enrolment to tackle regional differences.
12/06/2025: Pupil SEND numbers exceed 1.7mn
The number of pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) has risen by 5.6% to more than 1.7 million, according to data released by the Department for Education today.
(Source: Children and Young People Now)
10/06/2025: Child neglect concerns the number one reason for adults reaching out to our Helpline
We’re calling for neglect to be considered a ‘national emergency’ as well as a new amendment to the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill to introduce a national neglect strategy.
09/06/2025: MET Police dissolve the role of Safer School Officer: 371 police officers stationed in London schools have been removed
In June 2025, in response to an FOI request, the Metropolitan Police announced that on the 1st of May 2025, the Safer Schools Officer (SSO) role in London was to be dissolved. A new role, Designated Ward Officer – Children and Young People (DWO-CYP) has been created and aligned to neighbourhood policing wards, with all 371 former Safer School Officer posts being transitioned to this new role profile.
(Source: Youth Justice Legal Centre)
08/06/2025: UK government looking at social media ‘app caps’ for children, minister suggests
Peter Kyle, understood to be considering two-hour curfews, says he wants to foster healthy relationships with tech.
05/06/2025: Greater awareness behind ADHD surge, study suggests
ADHD is not becoming more common despite the surge in people in people asking for help, research suggests.
05/06/2025: Free school meals to be extended to 500,000 more children
Any child in England whose parents receive Universal Credit will be able to claim free school meals from September 2026, the government has said.
05/06/2025: Safeguarding First: Children and the criminal legal system
Hear from experts on how to use safeguarding and welfare law to better defend children in the criminal legal system.
(Source: Youth Justice Legal Centre)
05/06/2025: The highs and lows of a children’s services’ transformation journey
Senior leaders from Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council’s children’s services describe the turbulent ride after a negative Ofsted inspection and how they have turned it all around.
01/06/2025: ‘Every child will have contact with a stranger online’
Sophie was just 17 when she was contacted online by someone she believed to be a boy of her own age.
01/06/2025: Black and mixed heritage young offenders ‘given harsher penalties’
Black and mixed heritage children are being handed tougher penalties than their white peers, even when they have committed the same offences, researchers are warning.